and john fetterman deserves our compassion and our prayers.hank you for adding or leading the chorus on that laura. but those around him deserve confrontation not compassion, and some scorn. the fact is that every medical expert i've read about have said those three months post stroke are the most critical time for you to fully recovery -- fully recover. you either need to go in patient or outpatient but you must go through the full course about three months they say. about six months maybe you can get back some of that mobility and pre stroke efficacy as an individual. they put him right back on on the campaign trail. he suffered the stroke right before the democratic primary. so he also has to grapple right now which i'm sure is grueling physically and mentally, laura, with the fact that he missed the window in which you have some temporary care for a permanent solution. i'm upset about these far cystic spouses in washington, dc and there are many and in the case of gisele fetterman it's pretty bad. all these fawning articles about her and t

fetterman charting a different course here. >> reporter: democratic senator john fetterman of pennsylvania voluntarily checked himself into walter reid national military medical center to, quote, receive treatment for clinical depression. according to a statement from the senator's office. the statement also says that senator fetterman experienced depression off and on throughout his life but it only became severe in recent weeks. and after examining john, the doctors at walter reid told us that john is getting the care he needs and will soon be back to himself. on twitter, his wife said she is so proud of him for asking for help and getting the care he needs. last may he suffered a serious stroke while campaigning. >> let's also talk about the elephant in the room. i had a stroke. >> raise your right hand. >> reporter: just a few months later, he was elected to the senate. >> we know that senator fetterman pushed himself so hard in those weeks after the stroke when in an ideal world he would have been recovering. >> reporter: emergency physician says while there is no indication that depr

john fetterman is still in the hospital. he is recovering, is expected to make a full recovery. >> mr. fetterman can make a full recovery. some strokes take longer to recover from than others. i'm really pleased that john fetterman, doctors say his prognosis is a full recovery. >> now, this was wishful thinking at best and an outright lie at worst. and today, the honest few around him obviously see that he's been visibly struggling since he arrived in washington. let's face it, fetterman has been through so much and a layman can tell that he needs to be in full time stroke, rehab and recovery, not in the pressure cooker. that is washington, dc. but rather than seeing his recent diagnosis as a wake up call, jazelle faderman is trying to use his diagnosis as a political asset. after what he's been through in the past year. there's probably no one who wanted to talk about his own health less than john . i'm so proud of him for asking for help and getting the care he needs. of course, we're all happy he's getting the care he nee

manu raju is out front. >> reporter: john fetterman in the public spotlight.s struggle with in private. clinical depression. not uncommon for stroke victims like fetterman, who nearly died last may after suffering a major stroke at the height of his high-profile senate race in pennsylvania. >> about one in three patients who have a stroke will have depression at some point over the course of the year. >> reporter: fetterman remains at walter reed hospital after checking himself in on wednesday night. his symptoms had grown severe. a source tells cnn he had lost a significant amount of weight. not eating properly or drinking enough fluids, contributing to light-headedness that forced him to be admitted to george washington hospital last week. after being discharged fetterman met with capitol physician brian monahan who later suggested treatment for clinical depression. this source says fetterman's stay could last weeks or more than a month as doctors search for the right mix of medication. >> we know that senator fetterman pushed himself so hard in those weeks

cnn has the report. >> john fetterman in the public spotlight.ions struggle with in private. clinical depression not uncommon for strokes victims like fetterman who nearly died at the height of his high profile senate race in pennsylvania. >> about one in three patients who have a stroke will have depression at some point over the course of a year. >> fetterman remain it's a walter reed hospital after checking himself in wednesday night, symptoms grown severe, a source tells cnn he lost a significant amount of weight, no the eating properly or drinking enough fluids, contributing to light-headedness that forced him to be admitted to george washington hospital last week, after discharged he met with capitol physician brian monahan who later suggest treatment for clinical depression, the source said fetterman state could last weeks or more than a month, his doctor searched for the right mix of medication >> we know that senator net fetterman pushed himself so hard. >> a few weeks before his stroke, cnn caught up with fetterman in rural pennsylvania

nbc's ryan nobles has the latest on senator fetterman's condition. >> pennsylvania senator john fettermanstruggle for familiar to millions of americans. the lawmakers still recovering from a stroke, checked himself into a hospital after being diagnosed with clinical depression. fetterman's office revealing that he met with the capitol physician on monday, who suggested he seek care at walter reed. his chief of staff saying, quote, well while john has experience depression on and off throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks. experts say, depression in the wake of a stroke is very common. >> it is the most important and most frequent psychiatric complication from stroke. many, many patients will experience depression. >> fetterman's announcement comes a week after being hospitalized for light-headedness. he returned to work days later after a battery of tests revealed new physical problems. the senator has auditory and processing issues related to last year stroke. he uses a tablet to participate in hearings and communicate with staff, similar to what he used in an intervi

>> no, all that fetterman is to them is a important pawn. of course he breaks the archetype of what a politician typically is. has a working class vibe despite not really living that lifestyle at all and he's got a macho vibe, which is counter to a lot of other democratic politicians out there and they want to love him but they're just not there and they're getting them. >> there's a big debate online about having kids at weddings and british tv personality went viral this week after declaring this. >> kids at wedding thing for me is absolutely unacceptable. >> i agree. >> unacceptable. even if i had my own children, i wouldn't invite them. you're doing the vows and hear the jurassic park. >> laura: your reaction? >> i've been reading more and more posts online about young people having child-free weddings and not having that era for me and i don't have a problem and i agree with her. my children are older now but when they were younger, i would have been really happy to go to a child-free wedding just to say, oh, sorry, can't bring my kids

>> and what we know about john fetterman's health as the senator announces he is being treated for a clinical depression, when all in starts right now. good evening, everyone. from new york i'm ayman mohyeldin in for chris hayes. there is a subpoena out for donald trump this evening. lawyers representing leaders of the right-wing group known as the proud boys, who are currently on trial for seditious conspiracy for their role in the january 6th attack. they are demanding the ex presidents testimony as part of their defense. trump, of course, infamously delivered this message to the proud boys during the presidential debate with joe biden. >> are you willing, tonight, to condemn white supremacists and militia groups and to say that they need to stand down and not add to the violence and a number of the cities that we saw in kenosha and as we have seen in portland? >> give me a. name >> white supremacists. >> who? proud boys? stand back and stand by. >> now, these are not the circumstances under which many people would have predicted trump would be subpoenaed, because, quite honestly,

it's something fetterman has experienced for years.ing physician recommended inpatient care at walter reed. he is there on a voluntary basis. fetterman missed months of campaigning after suffering a stroke. >> to be honest, doing this debate wasn't exactly easy. after having that stroke i got knocked down but i'm getting back up. i'm for everybody in pennsylvania that got knocked down that ever had to get back up. >> fetterman went to the hospital last week after not feeling well. doctors ruled out another stroke. democratic new mexico senator ben ray lujan suffered a stroke last year. >> i have been having conversation with senators fetterman from the very beginning. and even after he survived his stroke he has only gotten stronger and stronger. he has a lot of support here and is he going to do very well. >> fetterman has now missed eight of the senate's 24 votes this year. fetterman missed a hearing in the agriculture committee today. he asked his first question at a hearing earlier this week. >> are there any barriers, any specific

news tonight on senator john fetterman of pennsylvania, his eight.s, joe biden went in for a medical checkup today. the results just came in. all of that straight ahead for you. >> tucker: several times, probably several hundred times, over the past 6 1/2 years we've brought you updates on the ongoing disaster that is mr. don lemon, and tonight seems like a perfect opportunity to bring you an update. fortunately there's too much. we want to assure viewers that tomorrow night is the payoff for the update. it's news to no one that john fetterman is unfit to serve the united states senate, unfit to run for office, but the cynical people around him, including his cynical wife, pushed him to do it, because of their lust for power, and because of the machine in pennsylvania he end up winning. a disgrace to democracy, but that's where we are. now a month into his term as a senator, we have another major and sad update about john fetterman's health. trace gal has more. trace? >> when you read the press releases about the news articles about senator fetterman

this is fetterman's second hospital in as many weeks. he was recently admitted to george washington university hospital after feeling lightheaded at a retreat for democratic senators. thankfully tests ruled out a second stroke. it is his first public acknowledgment of a mental health issue. his wife tweeted, after what he's been through in the past year, there's probably no one who wanted to talk about his own health less than john. i'm so proud of him for asking for help and getting the care he needs. "the new york times" provided this useful insight that after his stroke, fetterman soon jumped back into campaigning in the tight senate race and now, quote, the possibility that he may have missed out on a crucial recovery period has become a source of pain and frustration for mr. fetterman and people close to him who fear that he may suffer long-term and potentially permanent repercussions. his schedule as a freshman senator has meant that he's continued to push himself in ways that people close to him worry are detrimental. a senior aid

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, ah john fetterman well. we can hope that he sae recovere from whatever this is . t but at the same time, that doesn't mean that you're equipped with the tools necessar ay to be a united states senator, which we allto know include the ability to understand what's going on around you understand legislatiod votn, vote according to your understanding there. and that's something thatny i think that we just can't have any confidence in when it comes to john fetterman. >> byron, i need to play this another telling moment offore fetterman assuring the voters before the midterms i'lle will i be much better in january . but he will still be a fraud. >> my bargain with all of you, my promise to every one of you is to be that fifty first vote . byron, that's what is it'sl ab . about, right? in the end, this is about power and power alone. absolutely. ane absolutely. and one big problem foria was the voters in pennsylvania was that fetterman was never transparent abouwat the seriousness of his condition. his doctor relea

that is when fetterman checked himself into the hospital.ear how long fetterman will stay at walter reed hospital. he is there voluntarily. this could be a few weeks, could be a month. could be a little longer than a month. it depend on what his medication, what they settle on and what the proper medication is for him. that could take a little bit of time. he is not planning on resigning i am told very bluntly. he was just elected to a six-year term. there have been a lot of senators with illnesses out for much longer and this is no different i am told. he plans to recover and we'll see how that progresses. >> i want to bring in cnn's senior medical correspondent on this. you just heard manu's new reporting about what fetterman's symptoms that were led to all of this. what does that tell you? >> these are very common symptoms of depression. loss of appetite which of course would lead to weight loss. part of it is because when people become clinically depressed they have trouble taking pleasure in sort of every day things, having a nice conve

doctors say fetterman's depression could have gotten worse after the stroke.unicating with his staff. they say he can't tell if it's because of his stroke orup bring social anxiety and depression. so now we have a senator with a bad heart, clinical depression and severe social anxiety. fetterman says when people talk to him it sounds like the teacher from the peanuts cartoon and this is the second time in the hospital this month last month admitted after feeling woozy. the people who voted for fetterman never knew how sick he was. after he almost died from a stroke. if you questioned his health you were torn to pieces by the press. maybe if democrats had done the right thing and let fetterman get better instead of pushing him to the limit to get their senate majority, we wouldn't all be in this situation. and now he has been hospitalized twice since taking office. the guy was used by cruel power hungry people, schumer pushed the man, barack obama biden pushed this man too far and now fetterman's dangerously depressed and unable to fulfill his duties. leaving t

. >>> a surprise announcement from newly-elected senator john fetterman. he's being treated for depression. fetterman suffered a life- threatening stroke. shortly before hitting the campaign trail. last night, senator fetterman checked himself into walter reed hospital to be treated for clinical depression. his family said he's experienced depression before. but only became serious in recent weeks. the american stroke association says it is common for stroke survivors to experience depression. senator fetterman has been frustrated by his post-stroke challenges and difficulty communicating with others. the walter reed doctor said fetterman is getting the care he needs and will soon be back to his old self. >>> president biden today flew to maryland for a physical. here he is, getting on marine one, which took him to walter reed medical center. the exam lasted three hours. the president said it went well. the doctor says the president, quote, is fit for duty, and can fully take on all responsibilities of his office. president biden is 80 years old and his he

we turn now to senator john fetterman in the hospital for clinical depression. the democrat who beat dr oz in a tough election fight has a new fight on his hands, one being waged in homes and offices across the country every day. here's a b cs andrea fuji e this morning, a source tells abc news . senator john fetterman could be in the hospital longer than a few days for treatment of severe depression. as chief of staff says while john has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks. we always want to speak with the stroke doctors and talk about whether this stroke is playing a role in this issue. whether there's something we need to do to change it before fetterman won his seat in november, he suffered a stroke during the campaign, his speech slow during an october debate. he would never make that choice to fight for ford for a mayor families here in pennsylvania last week. he was hospitalized after feeling lightheaded, and monday, a physician recommended inpatient care at walter reed hospital. his wife, tweeting,

it doesn't seem to happen with john fetterman.we have all become aware of the post stroke depression when our colleague had severe depression after his stroke and so it is interesting watching john fetterman walk around the halls of congress. i am there every single day. and he isn't able to really engage with anyone, reporters don't really, aren't able to talk to him and in a very social job where democrats have lunch together several times a week not able to engage i'm sure would be very, very difficult. something that one of fetterman's senior aides once said was difficult to differentiate the stroke conditions and the depression conditions that he was able to get help himself. >> yeah. that is really fascinating. such a good point to bring up. take a look at these poll numbers. things have changed so much in this country. 87% of americans agree that having a mental health disorder is nothing to be ashamed of. 86% say people with mental health disorders can get better. so in addition to what audi is talking about, there are pol

another person to chime in is fetterman's wife gisele. she says, after what he's been through in the past year, there's probably no one who wanted to talk about his own health less than john. i'm so proud of him for asking for help and getting the care he needs. some of fetterman's critics have said -- have wondered whether the temporary leave could turn into a permanent one. his office has sought to tamp down on any speculation with his chief of staff saying that resignation is not going to happen. >> sahil kapur for us, thank you. i want to bring in now dr. brandon gigglio, a vascular neurologist at nyu specializing in strokes. thanks for joining us on this. we appreciate you. neither you nor nyu langone have treated the senator, but we can talk broadly about depression subsequently after strokes and how common it is. i think a lot of folks don't necessarily know that. i want to put up a stat for folks saying just about a third of stroke survivors experience depression compared to between 5 and 13% of adults who have not had a stroke. w

. >>> god speed john fetterman. you might remember that i was critical of pennsylvania's lieutenant governor during his campaign for the u.s. senate. i noted here and on my radio program that he was not timely in notifying the public about his stroke when it occurred just before the primary. nor was he forthcoming about his cardiomite yop thi. and i said he was refusing to debate his opponent in an effort to run out the clock by not agreeing to a debate until many pennsylvanians had already voted. i also defended an nbc reporter criticized noting he had trouble understanding her small talk. basically, i thought the coverage of fetterman was being determined by empathy alone, not objectivity when the facts demanded both. so now comes the news that the junior senator from pennsylvania admitted himself to walter reid medical center on wednesday night for treatment of clinical depression. his office released a statement while saying he experienced depression without tlout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks.

so this is a moment where fetterman, john fetterman, senator fetterman is saying to the world, "hey,body, mental health is real. you can get help. i'm going to show you how it's done." i know all of us are rooting for him. >> you know, joe, i'll say something else about this, which is, you know, when fetterman had his stroke, a lot of people wondered how he would -- the effects would be on hispolitics in the senate rate. i think it was an advantage. in the final stretch of the race, you know, what happened to him was not that unusual. many people in pennsylvania had strokes or people in their families had strokes or they had other health care challenges. they made it a humanizing element that connected him to the electorate in pennsylvania, and it kind of enhanced the view that people have of fetterman. he is an ordinary guy. he is in the hoodie. he wears the shorts. this is not your traditional politician. he is one of us, right? i would say that this also -- he has six years to go before he has to run for re-election. it is brave of him to be doing what he is doing. it is hard to t

plus, john fetterman has been a senator for a few weeks. some thought maybe he wasn't up for the job. he was just rushed to the hospital. sad but you wonder what is going on. that's next. >> tucker: two days ago, one of the most famous reporters in american history a registered democrat, winner 0 of the pulitzer prize wrote a piece saying that the biden administration blew up the nord stream 2 pipelines, the largest energy pipelines in europe tanking the european economy and lied about it. he showed how it happened. probably the biggest story of the year. what is bigger than that? we checked today. nobody has covered it. cnn, msnbc devoted zero words to it. "new york times," "washington post" ignored it. really? why? we're not going to ignore it. more updates later. you've heard about a tax on democracy but you haven't heard about two republican office holders that have been assassinated in a week. trace gallagher has more. >> new jersey police have little information about the shootings themselves and still have come to a number of conclus

as of now, it's unclear how long fetterman will remain in the hospital. one source close to the senator says it's expected that he will be there longer than just a few days. around 16 million adults struggle with depression every single year in this country. tonight, senators on both sides of the aisle are commending him for getting the help he needs and are wishing him well. whit? >> rachel scott, our thanks to you. >>> also at walter reed today, president biden, who was there for his annual checkup. a matter of high interest, as the president, who is now 80 years old, is expected to run again. abc's stephanie ramos at the white house for us, and stephanie, what are we learning from the president's doctor tonight? >> reporter: well, whit, that five-page detailed health report released right before our show. overall, president biden getting a clean bill of health. today, he spent three hours at walter reed undergoing many tests. in that health report, the president's doctor says biden continues to be treated for four different conditions. a type of irregu

you praised senator fetterman saying his decision to be transparent is awesome leadership.e about that, why the public acknowledgment is so important. jason: so many of us tell ourselves stories about how whatever we are going through doesn't measure up or doesn't count. one of the benefits of having been public about my mental health challenges is i am a safe place for people to come and talk to somebody and say, here is what i've been going through. it affords me the knowledge that not everybody feels the license or permission slip to deal with that stuff. whether you are a person that people know like john fetterman, or just somebody that people in the office know, if you are transparent and open with people in your life, and you say, this is what i am going through, that is contagious in a good way and causes people to feel like they have permission. and that saves lives. geoff: you talked about the benefit of your experience. what about the flipside of that? how did being in the public eye complicate things for you? >> for a long time, it kept me om going to the v.a. t

the "pittsburgh post-gazette" reports fetterman remains hospitalized.3-year-old was taken to a hospital wednesday after feeling lightheaded during a senate democratic retreat in washington. a spokesman said tests show fetterman did not have a new stroke, but he is being monitored for signs of a seizure. he suffered a stroke last may during his campaign and also had surgery to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator. >>> and "the new york times" says ten former nfl players filed a federal class-action lawsuit claiming they were shortchanged on disability benefits. they're accusing commissioner roger goodell and the disability board of denying payouts for injuries they sustained while playing. they also claim that doctors who examined players for the disability plan were rewarded with more cases when they denied claims. the nfl said its disability plan is fair. >>> still will to come, a giant in pop music. we remember composer burt bacharach. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ rich, indulgent chocolate with a luscious caramel filling. with love from san f

fetterman had a stroke last year. >> doing that debate wasn't exactly easy.knocked down but i got back up. i will fight for everyone in pennsylvania whoever got knocked down ever had to get back up. >> doctors determined last week fetterman did not suffer a second stroke after that hospital visit his colleagues weren't worried about fetterman missing time. >> i've been with him at lunches and committee meetings and he is doing fine. >> will he be able to be there for big votes in the future? >> no question. >> lawmakers are applauding him for speaking out about mental health struggles and seeking treatment. he sat out a committee hearing id and missed a third of the senate's votes this year. customary for the senate to close ranks around ill colleagues. it's not uncommon for senators to miss substantial time after major health problems. there were some that missed a year, a senator in the 1940s missed four years after falling ill. >> sandra: chad, thank you. fetterman's health and impact on his duties already becoming a story line in the senate. "the washingt

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the fact is that senator fetterman has time and help available to take care of his mental health.on the hill, i know how many people don't have access to mental health coverage, and i feel like i'm glad we're talking about this, but what are we doing about it? again, he can go get help. he can take that time off. what do you say to my patients who are waiting for a week in an er just to get admitted because there's not enough hospital staffing. what do you say to my patients who are moms that can't get out of the bed, not law school students who need adderall, but the moms who can't get out of bed. and what do you say to the black queer female people who e-mail me all the time looking for a provider. perhaps, again, if mental health coverage was provided on par with physical health, i wouldn't be so responsible for answering these e-mails and all of the fettermans and non-fettermans would be able to get help and take time off, especially since we are approaching an epidemic of mental health issues. >> i wish we could talk more. thank you for being with us. i need to go to the whit

fetterman suffered a stroke last year. another stroke survivor is ben lujan of new mexico. >> i think having conversations with senator fetterman from the very beginning, even after he survived his stroke, he's gotten stronger and stronger. he has a lot of support here. he's going to do very well. >> fetterman went to the hospital last week. now tests ruled out another stroke. fetterman has missed eight of the 24 votes the senate has cast this year. he missed an agriculture committee hearing this morning. both of pennsylvania senators are out right now. bob casey is recovering from surgery for prostate cancer. martha? >> martha: thanks, chad. i want to go once down the panel and get your reaction to this. harold? >> he's a husband, a senator and father. i wish him nothing but the best. i hope they can attend to him. >> it's brave to raise your hand and say i need the help. they should support him and deal with the rest of the issues after he's well. >> my colleagues are correct. i fear that he's in very fragile health. he

also ahead, senator john fetterman, reaching out for help for a clinical depression. i will talk to a doctor about his prognosis, and one of the senators very public admission could help millions of americans suffering in silence. we will also take you live to turkey where the rescue operations continue, and we will have the amazing story of a mother and son who survived 129 hours under the rubble. that is ahead, as well. we begin though with the fallout from the massive train drill meant in ohio just two weeks ago now. he was on the ground. their residents continuing to provide a report wearing held some to symptoms. governor attempted easter mindset, saying aaron watcher tests have come back normal. >> >> i understand people have been traumatized. i understand skepticism. sometimes skepticism is warranted. we have a lot of people in here who have absolutely no reason to be lying, no reason to be minimizing this. and frankly, i have no reason to minimize this. joining me now, reed fraser, reporter for the allegheny front. reed, thanks for joining us on this. i apprec

let's start with the polling and then we'll get to senator fetterman.etween donald trump and governor desantis. but who should be feeling better about those numbers? because it occurs to me it's a pretty strong showing for governor desantis considering he's not even in the race just yet. >> yeah, i agree with you. i think it's interesting to see how ron desantis has just really come head and shoulders over the entire rest of the field there in such a strong way. he's clearly kind of become a leader among republicans here. he's using his position in florida to kind of push some of the conservative credentials, some of these kind of culture wars, and that has really worked to his benefit in terms of name recognition alone and the fact that he, you know, really does feel like this two-man race here between desantis and trump. you start to see the former president try to kind of punch down at desantis sometimes, try to make sure he doesn't get as close maybe he's gotten thus far. >> at least for now the anti-trump sentiment seems to be coalescing around des

fetterman continues to struggle with the effects of a stroke he suffered last may. the 53-year-old freshman senator spent two days at a hospital last week after becoming lightheaded. nikole killion reports. >> reporter: pennsylvania senator john fetterman is being treated at walter reed national military medical center for clinical depression after being evaluated by the attending physician of the u.s. congress monday, then checking himself in wednesday night. his office said in a statement, "while john has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks." his wife tweeted, "i'm proud of him for asking to help and getting the care he needs." clinical psychologist dr. sue varma says patients may check themselves in because symptoms of depression can be severe. >> they're feeling very depressed, hopeless, helpless, low energy, difficulty falling asleep. and they might have thoughts of wanting to harm themselves. >> reporter: on capitol hill, an outpouring of support from chuck schumer to rank and file colleagues. did you se

the first question is what does this lightheadedness that john fetterman, senator fetterman re reportedly experienced indicate? is there concern here, do you think? >> good morning, kaitlan. it's very important for everyone to understand the prevention method or steps that we can take to keep people safe and healthy. that is being able to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke. those classically are things like sudden numbness, weakness in a particular part of the body, loss of memory or confusion and slurred speech. lightheadedness is more of a general or vague symptom. it's not necessarily specific to a stroke. it makes you want to ask questions. one in four persons, excuse me, in people, one in four had a stroke previously. so you want to make sure he gets a test. [ inaudible ] there is not evidence of having another stroke. >> let's get the statement. the sta the statement released. when someone is lightheaded, you don't normally send them to a hospital. but because of his history. the initial test did not show evidence of a new stroke. doctors are going to run additional tests.

i want to start with senatorn john fetterman. now, las fetterman.t week, last nightctly excuse me, we laid out exactly why the man is unfit to serve. yet democrats, they obviouslyt h just don't care. the and this despite the fact that the new york times put out what i thought was a devastating the audito came out monthst mono late, saying that the auditory processing issues that fetterman has stemming from hisr stroke early last year often get worse when he's in a stressful or unfamiliar situation, when it's bad . mak mr. fetterman has been described as described it as trying to make outn the muffled voice of the teacher in the peanuts cartoon whose words could never be deciphered. it and his chief of staff told sai the new york times, what you're supposed to do to recover from a stroke is do as little possible and as possible. muc or instead, fetterman wase an forced to do as much as possible. he hadback to get back to the campaign trail.ris, this is s chris , this is so disturbing t on so many levels, it seems to lack any sense

pennsylvania senator john fetterman still recovering from that stroke during last year's campaign.ing himself into walter reed suffering from clinical depression. it is feeding sympathy and criticism. >> lifelong struggles with clinical depression never coming up in the campaign? we looked into it, it never came up. >> he deserves empathy, compassion, care, understanding and the same way that voters deserve transparency that he is providing right now about his condition. >> this is as heartbreaking as it is predictable. >> democrats pushed him into a job he was not up to doing. >> jason on fetterman now being in the hospital for weeks according to his age. how did the media push him into running? the day before the primary he suffered a stroke. >> i think this exposes a few things. everybody i know including myself wish him nothing but a full and complete them speedy recovery. but to have debates after the voting has started, there were hundreds of thousands of people in pennsylvania that voted. then they sell the debate in the vote trajectory changed a bit when people saw he was n

>> i think the fetterman family won the week.courage to do this. and to -- i think they were a good moral example for the week. >> amen. senator -- who won the week? >> reverend sharpton in florida. who stood up to a power hungry governor in a state were truth goes to die. i was in year -- i saw an elderly black woman have to walk to the back of the bus. we cannot wipe out history. good for you, as sharp, in for continuing to be that voice of interest. >> i actually -- we are alike on this one, senator. my choices for the. i often criticize my former state that i used to live in. but florida fought back this week. i am so proud of you, florida, for standing up to your governor in his attempt to wipe out history. former senator, barbara boxer, and rick wilson, thank you. that's tonight's reidout. keep fighting, florida, all in with chris hayes starts now. fighting, florida, all in with chris hayes starts now. >> tonight, on all in. >> nobody like the -- voting systems. nobody. >> fox pushing election lies while privately expressin

>> reporter: we've seen fetterman's colleagues on both sides of the aisle come out. an outpouring of support for him in the wake of this diagnosis. we've seen lawmakers even president biden himself come out and tweet messages of support. president biden tweeting earlier today, he said jill and i are thinking about your family today. millions of people struggle with depression every day often's in private. getting the care you need is brave and important. we're grateful to you for leading by example. minnesota senator tina smith, struggled with her own struggling with depression also saying it's a seib of strength and not weakness that fetterman is coming out and announcing this publicly and getting the care he needs. all of those messages echoed by so many members of congress on both sides of the aisle in the wake of this announcement. >> thank you. elly rafah. >>> outrage growing in ohio over response to that massive train derailment. epa visiteded site thursday two weeks after a norfolk train jumped the tracks and dumped toxic chemicals members of the communities a

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t on they will only say the doctors recommended that fetterman get inpatient care. and remember, fetterman spentl three days last week in the hospital because he was feeling lightheaded. but doctors have ruled out r another stroke or a seizure. t you'll recall he suffered a stroke on the campaign trail in may of last year. fatacts ofit was nearly fatal. and the effects of the stroke,t mostly auditory processinge cami and speech issues were very prevalent throughout the campaign. e stand are still to this day.nb fetterman staff is now tellingti nbc news that his difficulties with communication have also an i impact on his tim relationship with his family. and so f has his time away from. them because of his senate duties. e th band of course, that bring the very same question many asked back in the fall was, whi is was becoming a us senator simply too much, too gal soon, tucker? >>re jusportint counterforce. vy thanks so much.cent p you bet.er ho course, every decent person feels sorry for john fetterman and hopes, sincerely hopes that he overcomes his cognitive prob

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according to his office, fetterman has experienced depression on and off throughout his life with itdean of public health at brown university and a professor of emergency medicine. thanks for joining us. fetterman obviously suffered that stroke last may and continues to deal with lingering auditory processing issues. is it common for people dealing with these very serious medical issues that are continuing to also experience depression at least partly as a result? >> absolutely. it's very normal for people who go through an acute medical illness or an acute trauma to have trouble with coping afterwards. sometimes people can have symptoms that are similar to post-traumatic stress. sometimes they can get anxiety or depressive symptoms. people who have a prior history of depression are at highest risk of a relapse of depression after a major medical challenge like a stroke. and we know that senator fetterman pushed himself so hard in those weeks after the stroke when in an ideal world he would have been recovering. it is unfortunately not surprising that he is experiencing recurring sym

senator john fetterman and get to actor bruce willis. let's talk about senator fetterman because he has checked himself in after going to the attending physician of the u.s. congress for his depression and the attending physician suggested that he go to walter reed so can you tell us, i mean there's something like i think i have the stats here, something like 20%, 22% of americans at this moment are suffering from depression. 60% of them do not seek help. so what is the factor that would lead a doctor to say actually you need impatient help right now? >> well, impatient is so hard to get for many reasons because of insurance and other factors, so right now, doctors will probably say if the person poses harm to themselves or harm to others, but that's not necessarily how we decide if a person needs treatment so typically in terms of treatment you could think about nonpharmocologic treatment, pharmocologic treatment and in this case if a person has medical condition like a stroke it could look like depression. they could have an infection

i also want to say a few words about senator fetterman before we continue. millions of americans as you all know go untreated with depression every day. senator fetterman did the right thing, and brave thing today, or just this week, by getting the help that he definitely needs. so the president is committed to making sure every american can get help they need, too, which is why he made addressing mental health a priority from his earliest days as president. his administration has made unprecedented investments, securing bipartisan funding to get more mental health resources to schools, and bolstering that 988 suicide hotline. in his state of the union speech just last week, the president continued to call for republicans and democrats to work together to get this done. as the president and first lady shared this morning, they are thinking about john, giselle, and their entire fetterman family today and they are grateful to senator fetterman for being an example to this. and briefly and last, i want to say to all of you, yesterday secretary walsh announced h